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2 de abr. de 2019 · Billy Eckstine. By the time he reached his peak popularity in 1950, he rivaled Frank Sinatra as the country's most popular vocalist. In fact he was dubbed "the sepia Sinatra," although he was known most often as "Mr. B." Billy Eckstine was a smooth singer also noted as a premier jazz bandleader in the 1940s, gathering many of the performers in ...
William Clarence “Billy” Eckstine (vocalist / bandleader) was born on July 8, 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia and passed away on March 8, 1993 in Pittsburg at the age of 78. Eckstine’s grandparents were William F. Eckstein and Nannie Eckstein, a mixed-race, lawfully married couple who lived in Washington D.C.; both were born in the year.
22 de oct. de 2012 · Billy Eckstine released the song in 1951. It spent 19 weeks on the Billboard Be... "I Apologize" was composed by Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, and Ed Nelson in 1931.
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Billy Eckstine. William Clarence Eckstine was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. In 2019, Eckstine was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award "for performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative ...
Billy Eckstine (1914–93) Born William Clarence Eckstein in Pittsburgh, Billy Eckstine began his career as a singer in Buffalo in 1934, worked his way to Chicago and became the principal vocalist in pianist Earl Hines’ orchestra there in 1939, remaining with the band until 1943. He persuaded Hines to hire such future modern jazz stars as ...
1 de oct. de 2008 · Number 8 US Charts April 1951
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11 de jun. de 2018 · Billy Eckstine [1] Singer, bandleader For the Record… [2] Selected discography [3] Sources [4] Handsome and elegant, Billy Eckstine [5] was one of the nation’s most popular singers in the years between the end of World War II [6] and the advent of rock and roll [7].
